unearth

Example Sentences

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Often, solving one issue would unearth additional problems, leading to new customer requests or additional workflows.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Miners were using picks, shovels and bare hands to unearth rocks rich with metal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Actors are always trying to research and unearth and unpack to get to that state, but we could walk on set and already have that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Alison said she hoped he and other officers "dig down into their memories, be honest about their failings, unearth their deeply buried consciences and tell the whole truth."

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

I put my flat back on and started kicking at the dirt, trying to unearth whatever was under there.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling